Dunnage bag



Dec. 1, 193 1. RHETT 1,834,740

DUNNAGE BAG Filed Sept. 9, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 M INVENTOR.

m ATTORNEY Dec. 1, 1931. P, RHETT 1,834,740

DUN NAGE BAG Filed Sept. 9, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I N VEN TOR.

m ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 1, 1931 UNITED STATES .Ans'rolvr. RHETT, or DAVENPORT, 'IowA I DUNNAGE BAG:

" Application filed. September 9, 1929 Serial No. 391,196.

j My improvement relates to dunnagejbagsor luggage carriers. h 1' f The objects ofmy inventionare: p

1. To provide asan article of manufacture,

a compact 'dunnage'ba'g'which canbe constructed at a moderate cost and which can be foldedor. rolled into a small'compass when not in use and which will be light and strong;

I 2. To provide a dunnage bag which can be hung up in open position and permit ready access to its contents andwliich will protect the contents from dirt and dust; h

' 3. To provide a dunnagebag which will afford separate divisions for different articles 1 of clothing and permit them to be carried therein with less wrinkling than the ordiy P b -g; i

' 4; To provide a bag which will stack better and occupy less'space than the ordinary types of dunnage "bag and hold the contents securely when full'or' partly filled;

' 5. To provide a dunnage 'bag provided withseparate compartments and with seperable pockets. 1 f Iattain these objects by themeans illus'- trated in the accompanying drawings, in which, 2 I' Figure 1 is a front elevation of my dunnage bag showing itiin open position and hung up a on w 1: s

Figure 2 is a cross-section on theline22 ofFigure 1;

Figure 3 1s a top or plan view of the bag 7 opeuas shown in Figure 1 Figure 4 is an enla-rged d endbars;

tail of one the,

Figures 5 and 6 are 'enlarged details of the front and rear side bars Figures? 8, 9 a'nd'lO are enlargeddetails of an alternative form of end bars; j

Figure 11 is a reduced perspective view of a full bag closed and fastened;- vv

Figure 12 is a reduced perspective view of an empty" bag closed up;

Figure 13 isia reduced perspective view of a bag open and hung upon a'pos'tlas shown H I I c having atone end a metal head, 7a, with a pin,

in Figure 1. A, v Slmilar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

5 In the preferred form of my bag, use

an outer covering, 1, preferably, of prepared and water-proofed canvas, although it may be made of anysuitable material. Thiscover ing is formed into abag-shaped container and has a cover,'i2, formedintegral therewith or united to'it bystitching, oroth'e'rf suitable means. The cover, -2, is of siibstan-v tially the same length as the container, but of greater width so that when the cover is folded down over the top of the container, the cover will extend downward across the front of the container'as shown in Figure 11.

An intermediate dust cover, 9, is stitched to the upper edge of the container at the rear side thereof and provided'with aistrap, 9a, by which itcan be secured to the buckle, 9b," fastened onthe front of the container, or other suitable fastening; i InFigure 3 I have shown a dust cover, 9, with the left front corner folded back to reveal the interior of the container.

The front bar, 8, preferably made of light" wood with metal ends attached, or of light 1 metal tubing,"i'ssecured at the front upper edge of the container. I prefer tosecure these bars to the container by having the upper edge of the container folded over and stitched to form a tubular-shaped pocket in which the barsmay be inserted, but it is obvious'that' the bars maybe of any desired shape and may besecured to the ca'nvascontainer by rivets or various other means without departing from'the spirit of myinve'n tion. i 1 J v A corresponding sidebar, 6, is similarly secured at the upper rearedge of the container andanother bar, 5, is similarly secured at the upper edge of the cover, 2, as shown in F ure1.' Theends of the bar, 8, are providedwith= metal head's, 8a," with a hole or opening, 8b,- formed therein and the endsof the bar, 6, are preferably provided with metal heads, 6a, having sockets, 6b, 1 formed therein. Crossbars, 7 are similarly secured in the upper edges Qof the ends of the container,

76, formed thereon adapted to ented the opening, 85, in the adjacent end ofthe fron'tbar, 8, and with'ametal head, 7 0, formed upon and 18?), which are preferably made of can- J vas stitched to the front of the container and with a flap, 18a, united to the pocket, 18,'and fitted with the ordinary snap fastening or some other suitable form to secure the "bars,"

7, in the pockets, 18 and 18?), Whenever it is desiredv to roll up the dunnage bag as shown 7 in Fig re 112.

Straps, 4:,a re provided which extendfrom the bar, 5, tothe bar, 8, to act as supports to carry a part ofthe weight of the dunnage bag when hungup in open posit-i011 as shown in Fi ure 13.

I also provide triangular-shaped pieces 3, of fabric or other suitable material, to connect the cover 2, to the ends of the container, 1. These trianglar pieces also serve in some measure to protect the contents of the bag from dust when hung up as shown in Figure 13, and are adapted to fold inwardly when the. cover isclosed down upon the container.

. Straps, 10, are suitably attached; to the cover of the container and are made long enough to pass entirely around the container when. closed. and are provided with buckles, 10a,[which may be of the ordinary type or may be of the locking type as desired. -Ahandle, 11, is'united to the straps, 1 0, to carry the bag when in closed position as shown in Figure 11. r V I prefer to divide the interior of the container into compartments by canvas partitions, 24, extending parallel withthe front and back of the container and smaller partitions such as 25 may be added if desired.

I preferto provide a pocket for the front of the container with a flap covering to which it can be secured by snap fastenings, 17a.

I also provide a series of pockets, 16, for toilet articles all of which may be provided with the ordinary formo'f snap fastenings to close them. Thepockets, 16, are preferably unitedoto a separable back, 15, which can be secured to the cover, 2, by snaps, 15a. This form of fastening permits the entire assembly of pockets for toilet articles to be removed fronithe bag and taken to, a lavatory or other suitable place for shaving, etc.,'without taking the entire bag. I w i I I provide a strong loop, 12, whichpasses' around the bar, 5, by which the bag can be hung up on a nail or peg, 13, driven in a post,

I In the use of my. bag, it is preferable to The clothing and other articles can then be put in the compartments formed by the partitions, 24, and various kinds of clothing can be kept separate. After being packed, the dust cover, 9, is secured in place by the strap, 9a, the triangular pieces, 3, are then folded inwardly together with the straps, 4, and the cover placed 'in' position across the top and front of the container. The straps, 10, can then be buckled up and the bag is ready for transportation. The, front, rear and end bars tend to keep the bag in rectangular form so that large numbers of them can be carried with economy of space and when the bag is empty, it maybe closed up as shown in Figure 12 and will then occupy very little space.

While I prefer to use thefseparable end bars, 7 I have shownin Figures 7, 8, 9 and l0, an alternative arrangement of .end bars, 19 and 20, hinged together ,on the pivot, 21, and withtlieir outer ends pivoted to the ends of the bars, Sand 6, respectively by pivots, 19a and 20a. The bar, 19, has its inner end 192) reduced and projectingpast the pivot,

21. A bolt, 23, is secured in the bar, 20, and has a head,'23a'with'one side cut away and its opposite end attached to a wing-nut, 22, by which the head may be turned into posi tion tolock the'inner end of the bar, 19, to the bar, 20', as shown .in Figures 7 and 10.

With this form of fastening, when setting up the bag for packing, the container is opened and the ba-rs,.19 and 20, placed in position at right angles to the bars, 8 and 6,.

asshown in Figure 7. The bolt, 23, is then turned by the wing-nut, 22, so that the head,

23a, will lock the ton ue or inner end of the bar, 19, as shown in igure 10 and when it 1s desired to roll'up the empty bag, thebolt,

23, .is turned so as, to'release the tongue or inner end ofthe bar, 19, permitting the bars, 19 and 20, to be folded'together as shown in Fi ure 8..

' n the usev of my clothing, the end bars may be left imposition as shown in:Figure:3 to maintain the rectangular position of the frame, but for ordinary. use I prefer to withdraw the end bars, 7 as soon" as the bag is packed ready to be strapped. up or to fold in the hinged bars, 19 and 20, when the hinged form of'end-bar is used, so as to allow the front and rear rods, 8 and 6, to be drawn toward each other during the strapping operation.

1-. A dunnage bag comprising a substantially rectangular container open at the top and formed of flexible fibrous material, fixed front and rear rods united to the upper edge ofthe container, endrods 'detachably united to the ends of the front "and rear rods, a

cover of fiexible'material united'tothecomtainer at the rear edge thereof and forming an extension of the back of said container, a reenforcing rod united to the front edge. of

device, when filled with:

the cover, means attached to the cover near its front edge by which the dunnage bag can be suspended therefrom, a secondary dust cover attached to the upper rear edge of the container and adapted'to cover same when the bag is in position suspended by the first mentioned cover, and flexible braces extending diagonally from the cover rod to the front rod when in open position.

2. A dunnage bag comprising a substantially rectangular container open at the top and formed of flexible fibrous material, fixed front and rear rods united to the upper edge of the container, end rods detachably united to the ends of the front and rear rods, a cover of flexible material united to the container at the rear edge thereof and forming an extension of the back of said container, a reenforcing rod united to the front edge of the cover, means attached to the cover near its front edge by which the dunnage bag can be suspended therefrom, and flexible braces extending diagonally from the cover rod to the front rod when in open position.

In testimony whereof he aflixes his signature.

ALSTON P. RHETT. 

